The Son's Room
2001 · 99 min · Director: Nanni Moretti
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Giovanni is a successful psychoanalyst who has to put up with the seemingly endless string of trivial details his patients ramble on about. Yet his family provides a loving and steadfast foundation for his life that can even survive a problem like their son, Andrea, being accused of stealing a rare fossil in school. That foundation is profoundly rocked when Andrea dies in a scuba diving accident. Although the usual arrangements run smoothly, the emotional harm is profound. Giovanni begins to obsessively dwell on the missed chances he had with his son that might have saved his life, even blaming his patients. In addition, his wife is inconsolable and his daughter is becoming anti social in their loss. In the midst of this turmoil, a secret of their son's life is revealed that provides healing in a way they never anticipated.
Emotional fingerprint
The Son's Room (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 40%, Empathy 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness40%
- Empathy25%
- Melancholy20%
- Love10%
- Hope5%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 7.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 75/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Empathy
- Nostalgia
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Nostalgia
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Empathy | Nostalgia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 28 % | 2 % | 17 % | 0 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Empathy | 31 % | 6 % | 20 % | 0 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 38 % | 15 % | 25 % | 0 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Sadness | 35 % | 19 % | 26 % | 0 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Empathy | 30 % | 18 % | 26 % | 0 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Empathy | 35 % | 21 % | 32 % | 0 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Empathy | 54 % | 40 % | 50 % | 1 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Sadness | 73 % | 65 % | 68 % | 6 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sadness | 71 % | 69 % | 68 % | 13 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 65 % | 60 % | 63 % | 14 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sadness | 70 % | 63 % | 64 % | 14 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Sadness | 73 % | 65 % | 63 % | 23 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Sadness | 64 % | 55 % | 56 % | 38 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Nostalgia | 63 % | 54 % | 56 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sadness | 71 % | 65 % | 64 % | 35 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sadness | 74 % | 68 % | 69 % | 21 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Empathy | 73 % | 64 % | 71 % | 25 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Empathy | 66 % | 54 % | 66 % | 38 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Empathy | 54 % | 35 % | 53 % | 31 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Hope | 48 % | 25 % | 45 % | 23 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Andrea
a Patient
Arianna
Filippo's Father
Matteo
Carla
Luciano
Details
- Directed by
- Nanni Moretti
- Written by
- Nanni Moretti, Linda Ferri, Heidrun Schleef
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2001
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- Italy, France
- Genres
- Drama
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
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